Welcome to Sportstar’s coverage of the Pro Kabaddi League. This is Nihit Sachdeva and I will be taking you through today’s PKL 8 match between Jaipur Pink Panthers and Dabang Delhi K.C.

TOSS – Dabang Delhi K.C. wins the toss and selects left side of the court. Jaipur Pink Panthers to raid first.

The Naveen Express is back!

7-25pm: LINE-UPS!!!

Jaipur Pink Panthers: Sandeep Dhull (c), Arjun Deshwal, Deepak Singh, Vishal, Deepak Niwas Hooda, Sachin Narwal, Sahul Kumar

Dabang Delhi K.C.: Joginder Narwal (c), Naveen Kumar, Sandeep Narwal, Manjeet Chhillar, Jeeva Kumar, Ashu Malik, Vijay

7-20pm: Head-to-head stats – Matches played – 16, Matches won by Jaipur Pink Panthers – 8, Matches played by Dabang Delhi K.C. – 7, Tied matches – 2, Last meeting – Jaipur Pink Panthers won 30-28

7-10pm: Dabang Delhi K.C. outlasted U Mumba in a titanic battle in its previous outing to continue its reign at the top of the standings. All-rounder Vijay shined in Naveen’s absence, finishing the game with 12 points. Ashu Malik and Neeraj Narwal were terrific and combined for 14 points in only 20 raid attempts. With Naveen set to return against the Pink Panthers tonight, it can only get better for Delhi. However, the much-maligned defence managed only eight tackle points and will need to improve if they are to upstage the Pink Panthers.

7pm: Jaipur Pink Panthers is coming into this match on the back of its most impressive performance this season. It trounced the Patna Pirates 51-30, with Arjun Deshwal leading the way with 17 points. Deepak Hooda played his role to perfection and scored eight points, while Sandeep Dhull helped himself to a High 5. Pink Panthers were the first to beat Dabang Delhi this season. Can they do the double?

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6-40pm: If you’ve just hopped on the PKL train, fret not, we have you covered. Here’s a simple explainer that covers all the rules of the game and the various terms such as ‘All Out’, ‘Do-or-die’ and ‘Super Tackle’ –

6-30pm: Hey guys, welcome to our PKL coverage of the day. Before we get to today’s game, here’s a recap of what went down in the PKL over the last fortnight –